State gets Rs.190.75 lakh under UIDSSMT

Centre has so far released `190.75 lakh to the state under Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme for Small and Medium Towns (UIDSSMT), launched in December 2005.
This was informed by the union minister of state for Urban Development, Saugata Roy in the Lok Sabha. The minister also said the union urban development ministry provided an allocation of `6400 crore funds that was distributed among the states/union territories on the basis of their urban population as per Census 2001 (excluding cities covered under UIG component of JNNURM).
Additional Allocation of `5000 crore was provided in the year 2008-09 as part of Second Economic Stimulus package.
Roy further disclosed that information in respect of mobilization of funds in the projects account and utilization are reported by the state through quarterly progress reports.
Meanwhile, union minister for Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Kumari Selja, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha, informed that the centre has released `108.03 lakhs for Kohima and Dimapur.
Kohima and Dimapur are amongst 157 cities to which funds have been released for undertaking preparatory activities under Slum Free City Planning Scheme (SFCPS), the preparatory phase of ‘Rajiv Awas Yojana’ (RAY).
The minister also said 50% of the cost of provision of basic civic and social infrastructure and amenities and housing, including rental housing, and transit housing for in-situ redevelopment in slums would be borne by the centre, including operation and maintenance of assets created under this scheme.
For the north eastern and special category states, the share of the centre would be 90% including cost of land acquisition, if required.
The minister also said affordable housing in partnership scheme, which is intended to encourage public private partnerships for the creation of affordable housing stock is being dovetailed into RAY. Under this scheme central support would be provided at the rate of `50,000 per unit of affordable dwelling unit or 25% of the cost of civic infrastructure (external and internal), whichever is lower.

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